Summits & Conferences in March & April 2016

The first two-day 2016' has kicked off in Gurgaon, which has seen participation from 12 countries.

Indian Maritime Summit

Central government is expected to sign agreements worth over Rs. 72,000 crore with private players on port-related projects at the
Indian Maritime Summit to be held in Mumbai.

Maritime India Summit 2016 (MIS 2016),

Maritime India Summit 2016 (MIS 2016), the maiden flagship initiative of the Union Ministry of Shipping, will be organised from 14 to
16 April 2016 at Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. Republic of Korea is the partner country for MIS 2016.

Annual Summit of BRICS

India will host the eighth annual Summit of BRICS from October 15-16 in Goa in its capacity as chair of the influential bloc comprising
five countries with 42 per cent of the world population and combined GDP of over $16 trillion.

Raisina-Dialogue 2016

The first Raisina-Dialogue 2016, a flagship conference on Geopolitics and Geo-economics began in New Delhi.

National conference on ‘Women Legislators: Building Resurgent India

President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated a National conference on ‘Women Legislators: Building Resurgent India’ in New Delhi.

India Aviation 2016

The India Aviation 2016, an international exhibition and conference on civil aviation kicked off in Hyderabad, Telangana.

Make in India Conference

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has launched Make in India conference in Sydney and asked Australian businesses to be the part of India's
growth story.

April – 2016

Summit/Conference

Remarks

Global Analyst Summit 2016

Huawei has announced its third Global Connectivity Index report during the Global Analyst Summit 2016 in Shenzhen, China. In terms of
numbers, United States, Singapore and Sweden top the rankings, while India is ranked 44.

International Seminar on Wheat and Wheat Products

The eighth International Seminar on Wheat and Wheat Products is scheduled to be held in Panaji, Goa, on July 17-18, 2016.

The Heart of Asia conference

The heart of Asia conference has begun today in New Delhi. The conference aims to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan and speeding
up its reconstruction with a focus on enhancing investment and connectivity to the country.

All India Handloom Board Summit

The first meeting of the recently constituted All India Handloom Board was held in New Delhi.

International Yoga Fest

The Three day Curtain Raiser International Yoga Fest inaugurated by Shri Shripad Yesso Naik. As per the Ayush Minister, National level
event for celebration of International Yoga Day this year proposed to be held at Chandigarh.

Global Exhibition on Services

The second edition of 'Global Exhibition on Services' was inaugurated in UP's Greater Noida at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater
Noida by President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.

North East-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Business Summit

The first ever two day North East-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Business Summit was inaugurated at the City Convention
Centre in Imphal, Manipur.

3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on the Tiger Conservation

The three day 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on the Tiger Conservation is going to inaugurate by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New
Delhi on 12th April, 2016 which will continue till 14th of April, 2016.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

India will take part in a special meeting of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris tomorrow to
firm up cooperation between countries in the wake of the 'Panama Papers' leak.

G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting

The G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting is one of the ministerial meetings that held in advance of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima on 10th &
11th April, 2016.